Sharon C. Cobb
Associate Professor, Department of Economics & Geography
Coggin College of Business
University of North Florida
(904) 620 1222,
Academic Credentials:
Ph.D. (1998), Economic Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Dissertation: Global Finance and Offshore Financial Centers: A Case Study of the Isle of Man. Dr. Ed Malecki, Advisor. Minor: Finance and political economy.
M.S. (1987), Economic Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. Thesis: The Impact of Railroad Abandonment on Small Town Economy in Idaho.
B.Sc.(Hons) (1983), Geography, Sheffield University, Sheffield, England. Minor: Statistics.
Academic Specializations:
Economic Geography, Business GIS/Spatial Analysis, Geography of Finance, Offshore Finance, E-commerce, Economic Development & Planning
Teaching Experience:
Associate Professor, Economics & Geography, University of North Florida, 2005 -
Assistant Professor, Economics & Geography, University of North Florida, 1999-2005
Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics & Geography, University of North Florida, 98-99.
Teaching Assistant, Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1994-97.
Adjunct Professor, Geography, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 1993-94.
Geography Instructor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 1988-1991.
Geography Instructor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 1987-1988.
Planning Experience:
Community Planner, Jacksonville Community Council, Inc, Jacksonville, FL, 1991-92.
Refereed Publications:
2008Cobb, S. C., Book Review: Information and Communications Technologies in Rural Society: Being rural in a digital age, edited by Grete Rusten and Sarah Skerratt: Routledge, 2008. 183pp. ISBN 0-415-41116-5. for Growth and Change, forthcoming, December, 2008.
2008Cobb, S., Will J., and T. Cheney, ‘Florida’s Changing Rainbow: Identifying Emerging Markets Through the Examination of Racial Composition and Demographic Change in Florida’ Population Research and Policy Review, published Online May 28, 2008
2006Cobb, S. and A. Williams, “Affordable Housing and Competition for Land: Searching for Sites at the Beach”, The Florida Geographer, 37, pp. 88-102.
2005Cobb, S.C., “Trading Patterns, Global”, The Encyclopedia of the Developing World, ed. T. Leonard, New York: Routledge Press, pp. 1565-1568.
2005Cobb, S. Book Review: The Global Internet Economy, B. Kogut, ISBN 0-262-61204-6, Growth and Change,36, (3), pp. 443-445.
2004Cobb, S., “Leaving children behind? Depends on where you live”, Southeastern Geographer, 44, (2), pp.46-49.
2004Cobb, S.C. and D.P. Purcell, “Credit Unions on the Financial Landscape: Geographical Strategies of Expansion and Service.” The Industrial Geographer, 2, (1), pp. 49-71.
2004Cobb, S.C., “Why offshore? Exploring the geographies of offshore financial centers”, in Warf, B., Hansen, K., & D. Janelle, eds., WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Association of American Geographers, Kluwer Press, pp. 237-242.
2003Cobb, S.C., “Offshore financial services and the Internet: Creating confidence in the use of cyberspace”, Growth and Change, 34, (2), pp. 244-259.
2003 Cobb, S.C. and M. Covey, “Using a Geographic Information System to Examine the Relationship Between Access to Technology and the Academic Achievement of Primary and Secondary Students”, Southeastern Geographer, 43, pp.293-306.
2001 Cobb, S.C., “Globalization in a small island context: Creating and marketing competitive advantage for offshore financial services”, Geografiska Annaler, 83 (B), pp. 161-174.
2001 Cobb, S.C., “Internet Economies and the Online Recruiting Industry”, in Brunn, S.D., & T.R. Leinbach, eds., Worlds of E-Commerce, New York: Wiley.
1999 Cobb, S.C., “The role of corporate, professional and personal networks in the provision of offshore financial services”, Environment and Planning A, 31, pp. 1877-1892.
1998 Cobb, S.C., “Global Finance and the Growth of Offshore Financial Centers: The Manx Experience”, Geoforum, 29, pp. 7-21.
Other Publications:
2003Cobb, Sharon C., Bauer, Jill, Cheney, Tim and Jeffry Will, Agent Allocation Modeling Project, Jacksonville, FL: The Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership, August.
2003Cobb, Sharon C., Bauer, J., Cheney, T. and J. Will, Agency Field Executive Marketing AssistanceProject, Jacksonville, FL: The Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership, October.
2002Cobb, S.C., Browning, K., and J. Will, Site Development Assistance Project, Jacksonville, FL: The Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership.
2002 Cobb, S.C., “The use of the Internet as a delivery medium for offshore financial services: Preliminary findings”, Proceedings of the Second Annual International Research Seminar, University of North Florida, February, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, School of Management and the Center for Europe.
1997 Cobb, S.C., “Global Finance and Offshore Financial Centers: A Case Study of the Isle of Man, Summary Report”, Manx Business Connection Newsletter, Spring.
External Grants:
2003: State Farm of Florida, Agent Field Executive Marketing Assistance Project, with J. Will, ($16,918)
2003: State Farm of Florida, Agent Allocation Modeling using GIS, with J. Will, ($37, 682)
2002: Florida Department of Children and Families/Family Support Services, GIS Site Development Project for Child Protective Services, with J. Will, ($79,498)
1996: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant #SBR-9600490, ($8,961).
Selected Awards/Honors:
2008: President, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association if Northeast Florida
2007: Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of North Florida.
2005: Beta Gamma Sigma, elected April
2004: Phi Kappa Phi, elected March.
2003-05: Outstanding Researcher, Coggin College of Business
2002: Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of North Florida.
1999-2007: Outstanding Teaching Award, Coggin College of Business
1998: Phi Beta Kappa, elected December.
Community Service:
Chair: Scholarship Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, Northeast Florida Chapter, 2004-5
Member: Scholarship Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, Northeast Florida Chapter, 2002-07.
Chair: Don Brewer/Merrill Road School Advisory Council, 2003-05, 2008-09
Member: Don Brewer School Advisory Council, 2006-07
Member: Sabal Palm School Advisory Council, 2002-03.
Member/ volunteer: Jacksonville Community Council 1998-
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